Public Notices

Arsenic: while your drinking water meets the EPA's standard for arsenic, it does contain low levels of arsenic. The EPA's standard balances the current understanding of arsenic's possible health effects against the costs of removing arsenic from drinking water. The EPA continues to research the health effects of low levels of arsenic, which is a mineral known to cause cancer in humans at high concentrations and is linked to other health effects such as skin damage and circulatory problems.

Nitrate: Nitrate in drinking water at levels above 10 ppm is a health risk for infants of less than six months of age. High nitrate levels in drinking water can cause blue baby syndrome. Nitrate levels may rise quickly for short periods of time because of rainfall or agricultural activity. If you are caring for an infant you should ask advice from your health care provider.

Fluoride: This is an alert about your drinking water and a cosmetic dental problem that might affect children under nine years of age. At low levels, fluoride can help prevent cavities, but children drinking water containing more than 2 parts per million (ppm) of fluoride may develop cosmetic discoloration of their permanent teeth (dental fluorosis). The drinking water provided by your community water system has a fluoride concentration above 2 parts per million (ppm), but below 4 parts per million (ppm). Dental fluorosis, in its moderate or severe forms, may result in a brown staining and/or pitting of the permanent teeth. This problem occurs only in developing teeth, before they erupt from the gums. Children under nine years of age should be provided with alternative sources of drinking water or water that has been treated to remove the fluoride to avoid the possibility of staining and pitting of their permanent teeth. You may also want to contact your dentist about proper use by young children of fluoride-containing products. Older children and adults may safely drink the water.

Drinking water containing more than 4 parts per million (ppm) of fluoride (the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s drinking water standard) can increase your risk of developing bone disease. Your drinking water does not contain more than 4 parts per million (ppm) of fluoride, but we're required to notify you when we discover that the fluoride levels in your drinking water exceed 2 parts per million (ppm) because of this cosmetic dental problem. For more information, please contact us. Some home water treatment units are also available to remove fluoride from drinking water. To learn more about available home water treatment units, you may call NSF International at (1-877-8-NSF-HELP).

Secondary Contaminants**

**Secondary standards are non-enforceable guidelines for contaminants that may cause cosmetic effects (such as skin, or tooth discoloration) or aesthetic effects (such as taste, odor, or color) in drinking water.

Violations, Significant Deficiencies, and Formal Enforcement Actions

for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 4/6/2023

Last Publication 5/4/2023

Name of Publication The Clear Creek Courant

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 01/30/2023

Carol Lee, Public Trustee in and for the County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Marcello Rojas #46396

The Sayer Law Group, P.C. 3600 S. Beeler Street, Suite 330, Denver, CO 80237 (303) 353-2965

Attorney File # CO220112

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS

§38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. 2023-003

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On January 26, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Clear Creek records.

Original Grantor(s)

Jason Mercer and Misty Mercer

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., as Nominee for NBKC Bank Current Holder of

Evidence of Debt NBKC Bank

Date of Deed of Trust

August 25, 2021

County of Recording

Clear Creek

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 30, 2021

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 302306

Original Principal Amount

$570,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$559,585.26

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

3, COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 55 Hillside Rd, Idaho Springs CO 80452

Also known by street and number as: 55 Hillside Rd, Idaho Springs, CO 80452.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, 05/25/2023, at The Clear Creek County Public Trustee’s Office, 405 Argentine Street, Georgetown, Colorado, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication3/30/2023

Last Publication4/27/2023

Name of PublicationThe Clear Creek Courant

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER

DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 01/26/2023 Carol Lee, Public Trustee in and for the County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Scott D. Toebben #19011

Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C.-CO 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710

Attorney File # applications for a Minor Subdivision Exemption (an exemption from the terms “subdivision” and “subdivided land” pursuant to CRS 30-28-101(10)(d)) and the Creation of Vested Property rights have been submitted to the Board of County Commissioners, Clear Creek County, State of Colorado:

Request: To subdivide a 59.96 acre parcel into a total of 2 separate parcels to provide for an additional building site.

Existing Zoning: Mountain Residential – Single Family Units (MR-1)

Location: 38 Sacred Mountain Trail, Section 15, Township 5S, Range 72, West of the 6th PM, Clear Creek County, Colorado.

Hearing Dates: The Clear Creek County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on May 17, 2023 at 6:30 pm to consider the minor subdivision exemption application before recommending approval, approval with conditions, or denial to the Board of County Commissioners. The location of the public hearing is the Commissioners’ Hearing Room in the Clear Creek County Court¬house, Sixth and Argentine Streets, Georgetown CO, 80444 (you can also access this meeting virtually via Zoom), where and when all parties may appear and be heard.

Prior to final action, the Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on June 20, 2023 at 9:30 AM, to consider the minor subdivision exemption application. The location of the public hearing is the Commissioners’ Hearing Room in the Clear Creek County Court¬house, Sixth and Argentine Streets, Georgetown CO, 80444 (you can also access this meeting virtually via Zoom), where and when all parties may appear and be heard.

All Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioner meetings are subject to change, without further notification. Please contact the Planning Department for remote access links if you plan to attend the meetings virtually, or to determine if these public hearings have been continued or if the meeting dates and/or times have been changed.

Written testimony may be submitted to Adam Springer, Clear Creek County Planning Department, P.O. Box 2000, Georgetown, Colorado, 80444, faxed to (303) 569-1103, Attn: Planning Department, or e-mailed to: aspringer@clearcreekcounty.us . For more information call the Planning Department at (303) 679-2361.

Randall Wheelock, Chairman Board of County Commissioners spike,” the Bell Policy Center and Colorado Education Association said in a joint statement. “ e measures we’ve led would restrict the damage of possible statewide reductions or limitations, and ensure communities are adequately funded, while also protecting property taxpayers at this time of increasing property values. In the event the legislature is unable to reach a solution this year, we fully intend to move them forward and supersede any other initiative.”

Here’s the gist of what the Bell Policy Center/Colorado Education Association measures would do, in some combination:

Direct TABOR surplus — forecast to be more than $2.5 billion in the current scal year ending June 30 — to education, local re districts and water projects to make up for any money lost from property tax assessment rate reductions or caps on Coloradans’ increasing property tax bills. e measures wouldn’t a ect TABOR surplus until the 2023-24 scal year, which begins July 1.

Cap commercial and residential property tax increases at 3% annually, unless a property is valued at more than $2 million or $3 million, depending on the version of the ballot measure. Two of the initiatives would instead limit property tax increases by lowering property assessment rates.

Groups often le several iterations of the same or similar ballot mea- sures and then decide later which one to pursue.

Some of the Bell Policy Center/ Colorado Education Association proposals would change statute and others that would amend the state constitution. Wasserman estimates the changes would reduce property tax revenue by about $800 million. If state economic and tax forecasts are correct, there should be enough TABOR surplus in coming years to replace the de cit.

In reality, it will be very di cult for either Advance Colorado or the Bell Policy Center to get a property tax measure on the November ballot.

It takes time and a lot of money — potentially millions — to go through the Title Board process and then collect the 125,000 voter signatures required to get an initiative on the statewide ballot.